[NU Sports] non-conference & bye week

[Jonathan Hodges]

Because all the other teams will be using that week to try and tack on
another win to become bowl eligible or earn some cash (probably the
biggest factor) by packing their home stadium or taking money to visit
someone else.

Personally, I think that a 10 game Big Ten schedule would be both fun
and would settle things on the field (instead of going to a conference
championship, which has little upside).  The Pac-10 went to a 9 game
conf. schedule this year, and the BT had a 9 game conf. schedule into
the 80's I believe before they began the rotation.

Jonathan

On 9/21/06, Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> So, if we lose the non-conference games we should win, why not just schedule 3
> non-conference games? Rather than losing to a I-AA, let's take a loss on paper
> and use the bye week to sneak up on a Big Ten foe :-)
>
> >
> > You might have to get used to nonconference games in the middle of the Big
> > Ten schedule with the new 12-game schedule.  It seems like most teams are
> > scheduling the 12th game during what would have otherwise been the bye week
> > in the Big Ten schedule.  This weekend would be our bye week, as Big Ten play
> > gets underway for other schools.
>
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